80th Tribal Art Auction
From Alaska to South Africa: A Tribal Art journey around the world, from antique Egypt to the art of the post-colonial era.
Highlights
Lot 44: "Malagan" mask "tatanua"
Lot 81: Squatting figure
Lot 95: Idol
Lot 96: Kneeling female figure
Lot 104: Standing couple "tomb guardians"
Lot 117: Pedestal plate
Lot 248: Mask
Lot 255: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Lot 256: Standing male figure "asie usu"
Lot 262: Mask with horns "kpan pre"
Lot 263: Helmet mask "bonu amwin"
Lot 275: Anthropomorphic face mask
Lot 277: Spoon
Lot 284: Mask "kyäsä"
Lot 291: Standing bird figure "porpianong"
Lot 293: Healer's society cap mask "noo"
Lot 389: Harp "ngombi"
Lot 395: Mourning face mask "okuyi"
Lot 397: Mask with horns
Lot 398: Anthropomorphic face mask
Lot 423: Young maiden mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 439: Standing figure
Lot 441: Head sculpture
Lot 485: Big power figure "nkisi"
Lot 518: Rare bird-head dance crest
Lot 304 : Mask
Ghana, SisalaSold EUR 1,000
Lot 305 : Female shrine figure
Togo, EwePierre Gavignot, Ile de France, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 306 : Standing figure
Togo, LossoSold EUR 400
Lot 307 : Standing figure
Togo, LossoNot available anymore
Lot 308 : Ancestor figure "bavong tchitchiri"
Togo, MobaBruce Frank, New York, USASold EUR 1,000
Lot 309 : Female pair of twin figures "hohovi"
Benin, eastern EweNorman Hurst, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA · Mark Eglinton, New York, USA (2007)Not available anymore
Lot 310 : Standing female figure
Benin, FonFrench CollectionSold EUR 450
Lot 311 : Standing male figure
Benin, FonNot available anymore
Lot 312 : Power figure
Benin, FonNot available anymore
Lot 313 : Standing figure "bochio"
Benin, FonNot available anymore
Lot 314 : Flute playing "bla bochio"
Benin, FonAlain Lecomte, Paris, France · Pierre Gavignot, Ile de France, FranceSold EUR 1,000
Lot 315 : Ceremonial staff "ricade"
Benin, FonClaire & Frederick Mebel, New York, USA · Yann Ferrandin, Paris, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 316 : Ceremonial staff "ricade"
Benin, FonBertil Berg, Gothenburg, SwedenNot available anymore
Lot 317 : Dance crest "ajika"
Nigeria, AfoPrivate Collection AustriaSold EUR 1,200
Lot 318 : Ceremonial sword "ebere"
Nigeria, BeninSold EUR 300
Lot 319 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, BokiNot available anymore
Lot 320 : Headdress
Nigeria, BokiSold EUR 800
Lot 321 : Dance crest in shape of a human head
Nigeria, BokiNot available anymore
Lot 322 : Dance crest
Nigeria, BokiGerman Private CollectionSold EUR 3,200
Lot 323 : Mask
Nigeria, BokiPierre Gavignot, Ile de France, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 324 : Standing anthropomorphic figure
Nigeria, ChambaYves Créhalet, Paris, FranceSold EUR 1,400
Lot 325 : Head sculpture
Nigeria, EketNot available anymore
Lot 326 : Mask
Nigeria, EketLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Christie’s, Amsterdam, 12 December 2000, lot 500 · Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12. Mai 2001, lot 352 · German Private Collection, MunichSold EUR 850
Lot 327 : Small mask
Nigeria, Ibibio/EketNot available anymore
Lot 328 : Small anthropomorphic mask
Nigeria, IgboYves Créhalet, Paris, FranceSold EUR 2,500
Lot 329 : Mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioNot available anymore
Lot 330 : Dance crest
Nigeria, IdomaSold EUR 1,500
Lot 331 : Helmet-shaped dancecrest
Nigeria, IgboRyszard Bojarski, Warsaw, Poland (collected in the 1970’s)Sold EUR 600
Lot 332 : Deformation mask
Nigeria, IgboRyszard Bojarski, Warsaw, PolandNot available anymore
Lot 333 : Mask "okoroshi oma"
Nigeria, IgboSold EUR 600
Lot 334 : Ritual object "ofo"
Nigeria, IgboNot available anymore
Lot 335 : Ritual object "ofo"
Nigeria, IgboManfred Zirngibl, Passau, GermanySold EUR 450
Lot 336 : Standing male shrine figure "alusi"
Nigeria, IgboMichel Koenig, Brussels, BelgiumNot available anymore
Lot 337 : Female shrine figure "alusi"
Nigeria, IgboNot available anymore
Lot 338 : Standing shrine figure "alusi"
Nigeria, IgboJean-Paul Agogué, Paris, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 340 : Figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, IgboSold EUR 750
Lot 341 : Figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, IgboWoods Davy, California, USA · Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, BelgiumSold EUR 3,000
Lot 342 : Anthropomorphic mask with janus-headed superstructure "okoroshi"
Nigeria, IgboSold EUR 1,300
Lot 343 : Water spirit mask
Nigeria, IjawJean-Paul Agogué, Paris, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 344 : Elephant spirit mask "ogbodo enyi"
Nigeria, Izzi/IgboPierre Robin, Paris, France · André Fouquet, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 345 : Figural drinking receptacle for palm wine "gbene"
Nigeria, KoroChristian Humburg, Mainz, Germany · Manfred Magin, Hemsbach, GermanyNot available anymore
Lot 347 : Zoomorphic mask "mangam"
Nigeria, Mama, KaleriYves & Ewa Develon, Paris, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 348 : Mask "mangam"
Nigeria, Mama, KantanaPierre Gavignot, Ile de France, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 349 : Zoomorphic mask (bird)
Nigeria, Mumuye, Adamawa Plateau, Muri Division of Adamawa ProvincePierre Gavignot, Ile de France, FranceNot available anymore
Lot 350 : Ancestor figure
Nigeria, Mumuye, Adamawa Plateau, Muri Division of Adamawa ProvinceCarl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)Not available anymore
Lot 351 : Figurally carved headdress "ka-alu"
Nigeria, OgoniSold EUR 300
Lot 352 : Mask with hinged jaw "elu"
Nigeria, OgoniNot available anymore
Lot 353 : Large male ancestor spirit figure "edjo"
Nigeria, UrhoboLucien van de Velde, Antwerp, BelgiumSold EUR 4,000
Lot 354 : Male ancestor spirit figure "edjo"
Nigeria, UrhoboDave de Roche, San Francisco, USASold EUR 1,750
Lot 355 : Mask
Nigeria, UrhoboSimon du Chastel, Brussels, BelgiumNot available anymore